In early February, I launched my first Craft it Forward. It's been great fun having an excuse to craft all year and the pleasure of trying new things.
December's Craft it Forward is '7 of Hearts' representing my 7th work from the heart. As soon as I secure Vivien's address, they'll be on their way to the UK.
I live in a small old mill town nestled into the Pennine hills in Yorkshire with my long-suffering husband of thirty some years. I have two beautiful daughters who have flown the nest (most of the time!). I paint and draw (a little) when time allows, make and bake sometimes but not often enough and garden and grow things as much as possible. I recycle and up-cycle, hate waste and I couldn't live without my time planner and lists.
Vivien is slowly renovating a quaint and picturesque cottage in Scotland, where she will eventually retire. We share a mutual love of gardening, card-making and organizing.
I crafted a set of cards from KaiserCraft's Enchanted Garden Collection. Vivien uses flowers and butterflies in her own cards. I incorporated both into the designs, below.
Using the same paper, I made a set of quilt cards, one of my favorite designs for the Silhouette. I enjoyed combining the geometric patterns of the card design, with the more ethereal patterned paper. Each of the six cards features a different combination of the papers.
The last two cards feature the intricate illustrations of the Enchanted Garden designs.
I've kept the packaging simple, honoring her desire to scale back: they're wrapped together with a single piece of ribbon.
What is Craft it Forward?
If you think you might like to try this on your own blog, G+ or Facebook page, here's how it works. You put forth the offer to create a handmade item. The first five people to comment on your original post receive a handmade item, uniquely your own . In return, they agree to pay it forward, crafting their own unique item for the first five people on their list. Craft it Forward encourages community, creative spirit and camaraderie. It also encourages flexibility, so I expanded my list from five to seven based on interest in the project. Isn't it fun making your own rules?
I've had an idea bouncing around in my head for a while and wanted to give it a try. I've been drying a few hydrangea blooms, now faded to a soft purple-gray. The sage is winding down the season, but still has plenty of purple plumage to spare. The thought was to wrap strands of the soft sage along the edges of the wreath, punctuated with three hydrangeas and a bit of ribbon. The colors are lovely, but the implementation is all wrong. Further, the more I worked with the hydrangea, the more I damaged the brittle blooms. Stay tuned for my sad little tale later this week.
Oh, how I love organizing. And seeds. And my computer.
I gave my Seed Keeper an end-of-season clean out. It's a great place to collect and store the seeds, but after a busy spring, I'd neglected the contents. When I had finished planting, I tossed empty seed packets into the box, thinking I would later use them for record-keeping.
The clean out left plenty of room for this season's seed collection, my most methodical and organized to date.
Matching garden photos with the seeds I plan to store, I created a photo collage. I sized the collage to fit a sheet of name badge labels, passed it through the printer and voila, an easy way to make seed packets. Using glassine envelopes on hand from last year, I included the name and the year, added the label and seeds, and filed them in my nifty Seed Keeper.
Looking for directions (sorry buddy, these seeds aren't for you). The peanuts are one house over.
I connected with Emma at Greenhouse Starter over the weekend and made plans to ship her Craft it Forward treasure. I stayed up making a card to go with it, the perfect end to my mellow-yellow, no plans weekend.
Are you making your way through Monday or still hanging on to the weekend?
Who doesn't like finding personal mail in their mailbox? Nobody I know, that's for sure! It's become a rare commodity, so much so that many postal services are going broke. I'm happy to report that we bloggers are doing our part, one wonderful note, card or parcel at a time.
Through my blogging community and Craft-it-Forward projects, I've received numerous goodies in the mail. Last week was no exception. Catja, over at Gjeometry let me squeak into her pay if forward list, even though I was number six and the cut off was five. You can read a bit more about it on her blog. (Thanks once again, Catja).
Look what arrived in the mail.
Catja sent me this beautifully sewn, dual-toned apron sporting three large pockets and several tabs for holding tools. The body of the apron is an incredibly soft rayon tweed with a subtle pattern, a cross between herringbone and check. The face of the apron is a sturdy, floral canvas, trimmed in brown. I *love* it!
Catja included a thoughtful note written on a card embedded with annual and perennial seeds. I'll be able to keep the card, and slip out the seed insert for planting next spring. What a treasure.
There's a mystery at the heart of gardening: Why would any sane person spend hours on hands and knees, courting aching joints and a ruined back, just to raise a bunch of plants? He simple answer, of course, is that gardening is an obsession that cannot be conquered or abandoned, only indulged. The richer, more complex and more human answer can be found in the pages of The Roots of My Obsession.
I see joyful reading ahead.
On the subject of spoiling, our resident felines received a treat as well. It seems, Catja's mom is also crafty. She knit this wooly purple octopus for the kitties. It arrived with a small opening for cat nip, with a length of yarn attached to sew it closed. Our catnip plant is just now dying back for the winter. I pinched off a few of the leaves for their new toy. Here's a shot of Mighty Mouse checking it out.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Catja, for your thoughtfulness. I admire your style, your grace and your creativity.
Boy am I tuckered out! We attended two Halloween parties this past weekend, our own kid-friendly party and another one hosted for adults. Great fun.
I finished my Halloween costume Friday night, but for a few hand-stitches the next morning. Talk about cutting it close. Party guests arrived here at 1:00 pm Saturday. Nothing like a little pressure to keep your energy up and your adrenaline pumping.
We host a Halloween party every year for our boys. We invite adults, too, but the focus is on the younger ones.
Later that night we attended an adults-only party, just a couple of houses away. It was fun wearing my 'party dress' all day. It's not often you get to wear pink shoes, false eyelashes and a petticoat.
Many moons ago I attended San Jose State's Theater Arts program. Everyone studied a little of everything including acting, literature, backstage work and technical theater, but costumes are my first love.
The inspiration for this year's costume came from my dear friend Boomdee. When she visited here in May, she brought me a beautiful hand-made easel decorated with lace paper, ribbons and bows along with tiny hearts and roses. Featured on the easel: a lovely dancer from the 1920's, dressed in soft pinks. She chose the paper with my theater background as inspiration. Now it's both art and costume.
Lindy is rethinking her costume…or simply keeping my petticoat warm.
As if back-to-back parties weren't enough excitement, an amazing treat arrived in the mail from Catja at Gjeometry. Her tag line says it all: It's in the Lines……hem, seam, stitching, grain, style. I made it on to her Craft-it-Forward list earlier in the year. She blew me away!
Be sure to check back tomorrow for the full reveal. Meanwhile, Catja, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
My kindred spirit Boomdee is flying home to Canada today. Mr. B and the kitties can't wait to see her. I tried to convince her to stay through the end of October, but she didn't want to miss the first snow of the season. 😉 I reluctantly took her to the airport this afternoon after seven, extraordinary days.
Although I'm partially responsible for bumping her suitcase over the fifty-pound limit, I was happy to deliver Craft it Forward #5 directly into her hands. (It can't possibly weigh more than four pounds (two kilograms). It must have been those cute new shoes.
"Picking a Blog name is such a personal thing. Should it be a play on words, funny or witty? I want to do so many things and I'm passionate about a ton of stuff. What will I write about? That's how I landed on Boomdeeadda. It's a bit of a nonsense word but says so much about me.".
I like to challenge myself with each of these projects. Though I've created many photo albums in the past, the challenge this time was creating something for such a talented crafter. If you haven't seen her paper masterpieces, you are in for a treat. Take a look.
She encourages me to go the extra mile. I inked the edges, added layers of flowers, ribbon and photo corners here and there. Mostly, I had fun, choosing her colors and mixing it in with a garden theme.
Album pages are viewable in the gallery below. Please click on the gallery slide show.
Here's how it works. The first five people to comment on the original post receive a handmade item with the gardening nirvana touch. In return, they agree to pay it forward, crafting their own unique item for the first five people on their list. Craft it Forward encourages community, creative spirit and camaraderie. It also encourages flexibility, so I expanded my list from five to seven based on interest in the project. Isn't it fun making your own rules?
Further, in the era of the internet, who doesn't like 'real' mail? If you haven't started your own Craft it Forward, today is a good day to get going.
I've been at it again.
Last week I mentioned the Cameo by Silhouette, the clever addition to my crafting tools. It's so sophisticated, that I can hardly imagine topping it. I won't say that too loudly, as my limited imagination didn't foresee carrying an entire computer in my purse a mere decade ago either. For now, I'm thrilled with the state-of-the-art possibilities.
That said, I'll always enjoy combining the old with the new.
My good friend Donna has a booth at Antiques Colony in San Jose called Green House Supply. Donna is an avid gardener, crafter and purveyor of all things vintage. She sells a variety of gently aged paper goods, including these alphabet flash cards (below), bingo cards, maps and pages from beautiful old books. Her shop is great fun. I never leave empty-handed. This time I was on a mission. I wanted to make her a thank you note to show my appreciation for the generous bag of gardening books she left on my doorstep. I've been plowing my way through them and will also be offering them in our Little Free Library when we finally get that off the ground.
Using a page from a child's picture dictionary, I created the box card (with the Silhouette). I bought a vintage flash card with a D on it, turned it on its side, and added three-dimensional flowers. I wrote the note on the back.
The card is resting on a polka-dot plant and a dusty hydrangea, patio favorites each summer.
Box card design by Samantha Walker.
After all the worry and fuss about drilling holes in my precious gourds, the first of two is open for nesting. My resident handyman drilled a bird-sized hole on the front of the gourd, two small ones at the top for hanging, and drainage holes below.
Closeup: The opening should be the size of the bird you want to attract. We want to attract all the cute birds. That made it easy.
Tiny holes in the bottom allow for air circulation and drainage. Nesting is a messy business.
It's amazing how soft it is inside, almost like downy wool. I wasn't expecting that. The walls of the gourd are thick and sturdy. It's no wonder a bird might call this home.
I threaded a piece of florist wire through the top and I'm having fun hanging it from various trees. We're months away from nesting season, but I'm glad to have one ready to go.
Several of our trees are deciduous, so they won't provide adequate protection for a nest, but I do have a couple of ideas. Our orange tree is fairly dense and in fact, houses a large nest from a few years back. The Star Jasmin vine in our side yard is another possibility. It's so dense you can't see to the center.
Mama birds know best, so all I can do is provide the medium and hope she likes it. Maybe I'll write her a little note that says 'pick me! pick me!' and leave it on a branch nearby.
In the meantime, I'll hang the beautiful gourd in plain view. As nesting season draws near, I'll tuck it away in a tall, densely foliaged tree with hope in my heart while listening for the song of baby birds.
Do you have nests in the trees nearby? Do you offer nesting material for your feathered neighbors? Photos also welcome in the comment section below.
Hmmmm…they do look a bit like cat treats.
This shows the thickness of the dried gourd. Bonus: look at all those dried seeds from inside.


It's strange to me how some older bands just aren't cool while others never lose that edge from their youth. Maybe it's me, but BST aren't cool. They are, however, excellent musicians; playing a kind of rock infused jazz.The brass sound is unusual and if you like brass you should go.
The first half of the show was sort of a yawn but as they band got into their best known material it came alive. By no means a poor show but this band is an acquired taste.


that elusive combination of flavor, texture and appearance.
honoree for the Bread Bakers' Hall of Fame.
making our products. The glass storefront keeps us on our toes!
products, so our selection is vast!
chewy, nutty, toasty, and delicious.
of water, and the right balance of salt and other ingredients.
a good oven are the other ingredients that make good bread.
people that compete with each other in the industry.
If you weren't making bread, what would you be doing?
bread oven), and the end result is very gratifying.
dab of honey) and a little nutty.
when is still to be seen.
and a huge case full of sweets to keep their customers happy!


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David Brown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SAD, 1983.), bolje poznat po svom umjetničkom imenu Roscoe je američki reper i tekstopisac. Roscoe je mlađi brat repera Kurupta, člana grupe Tha Dogg Pound. Rođen je u Philadelphiji, te se kasnije preselio u Los Angeles.

Njegov prvi studijski album Young Roscoe Philaphornia iz 2003. godine na top ljestvici Billboard 200 debitirao je na poziciji 148. Roscoe trenutno ima potpisan ugovor za diskografske kuće Priority Records i Doggy Style Records.

Diskografija

Studijski albumi
2003.: Young Roscoe Philaphornia (#148 200, #22 R&B/Hip-Hop)
2006.: I Luv Cali
2008.: Stray Dogg - Off Tha Leash, Off Tha Chain
2009.: The Frank & Jess Story (zajedno s Kuruptom) (#82 R&B/Hip-Hop)

Miksani albumi
2001.: When The Pain Inflict
2009.: Philaphornia Pt. 2 Tha Philly Fanatic

Singlovi
2000.: "I Love Cali" (#90 R&B/Hip-Hop)
2003.: "Smooth Sailin'" (#73 R&B/Hip-Hop)

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
Službena stranica
Roscoe na MySpaceu

Američki hip hop glazbenici

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The Centre for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture offers natural preconception health care that involves specific treatments which aim to strengthen and rebalance the body to promote and bring your body into optimal physical and emotional health prior to conception.
If you are planning on trying for a baby, it is a good idea to seek information and health care prior to conception. Ideally preconception care should start three to four months before trying to fall pregnant.
TCM may be used as a natural, drug-free treatment option to support fertility and enhance various infertility issues, as well as addressing a variety of women's health concerns that may be hindering fertility. It can also be used in conjunction with conventional Western medical fertility treatments such as IVF before and during pregnancy.
We use acupuncture, customised herbal formulas, diet therapy and lifestyle counselling to support fertility.


In this installment, Archi Mitra (Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the Computer Vision team) lays out an intro to Human-in-the-loop systems, which are used in every Computer Vision project here at Wayfair. Our Visual Search, Object Detection, Room & Style algorithm leverages this system to annotate training data and validate results. Media metadata tagging uses this system to improve tagging efficiency and build one of a kind integrated AI model development platform.
Archi has been with Wayfair for 1.5 years. During that time, he has worked on many projects, including visual search, before moving on to focus on broader Computer Vision agendas. Archi graduated from Northeastern University with an Engineering Management degree in Ethical AI & Machine Learning. Before joining Wayfair, Archi was a technology consultant working with insurance majors in Europe.


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Q: How to use PageObject in the tab which has been created during test run? When I try to use my pageObjects in a newly created tab (during the test run), the test tries to interact with the base page.
Working with a newly created tab is working as long as I use const = [newPage], eg. newPage.locator('someLocator').click().
I want to avoid using detailed actions in the test, I just want to make function in the pageObject and reuse it with newPage.
my code:
pageObject:
export class SharedPage {
  /**
   * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page
   */

  constructor(page) {
    this.page = page;
    this.addToCartButton = page.locator('text=Add to cart');
  }
  async addToCartButtonClick() {
    await this.addToCartButton.click();
  }
}

Test:
import { test } from '@playwright/test';

import { LoginPage } from '../../pages/LoginPage';
import { ProductsPage } from '../../pages/ProductsPage';
import { SharedPage } from '../../pages/SharedPage';

const newPageLocators = {
  sauceLabsOnesie: 'text=Sauce Labs Onesie',
  sauceLabsBackpack: 'Sauce Labs Backpack',
};

test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
  const loginPage = new LoginPage(page);
  await loginPage.goTo('inventory.html');
});

test('As a user I want to open a new tab and visit it', async ({
  page,
  context,
}) => {
  const productsPage = new ProductsPage(page);
  const [newPage] = await Promise.all([
    context.waitForEvent('page'),
    productsPage.openNewTabWithProduct(newPageLocators.sauceLabsBackpack),
  ]);
  const sharedPage = new SharedPage(newPage);
  productsPage.selectProductByText(newPage, newPageLocators.sauceLabsOnesie);
  newPage.locator(newPageLocators.sauceLabsOnesie).click(); // it works
  sharedPage.addToCartButtonClick(); // it doesn't work, test tries to perform this step on the base page
});

A: The fundamental problem is missing awaits in front of asynchronous Playwright API calls as well as your custom wrappers on them:
// ...
const sharedPage = new SharedPage(newPage);
await productsPage.selectProductByText(newPage, newPageLocators.sauceLabsOnesie);
await newPage.locator(newPageLocators.sauceLabsOnesie).click();
await sharedPage.addToCartButtonClick();
// ...

For your constructor, async/await isn't possible. See Async/Await Class Constructor. Luckily, Playwright lets you chain locator().click() with a single await so your class code looks OK for now, but it's something to bear in mind as you add more code.

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declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Nucleos\LastFm\Service;

use Nucleos\LastFm\Exception\ApiException;
use Nucleos\LastFm\Exception\NotFoundException;
use Nucleos\LastFm\Model\Artist;
use Nucleos\LastFm\Model\Song;

interface GeoServiceInterface
{
    /**
     * Get the most popular artists on Last.fm by country.
     *
     * @throws NotFoundException
     * @throws ApiException
     *
     * @return Artist[]
     */
    public function getTopArtists(string $country, int $limit = 50, int $page = 1): array;

    /**
     * Get the most popular tracks on Last.fm last week by country.
     *
     * @param string $location
     * @param int    $limit
     *
     * @throws NotFoundException
     * @throws ApiException
     *
     * @return Song[]
     */
    public function getTopTracks(string $country, string $location = null, $limit = 50, int $page = 1): array;
}

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Quitting smoking, Eating healthily, Losing weight, Managing stress, Healthy heart/ cholesterol and Getting more exercise all form part of TD Waterhouse's calendar of well being events. They offer support for other mental health issues through their employee assistance programme, Validium. TD Waterhouse believe the investment they give to employee well being is above and beyond what other companies offer and clearly demonstrates their commitment. In 2010 they were awarded with the Investors in People Good Practice Award for Health & Well-being.
TD Waterhouse have a budget specifically for fun and social events such as: "You make TD" annual celebrations, Annual managers conference, Charity Fun Day and Christmas Party. The "You make TD" budget is specifically allocated for an annual team celebration. Alongside this managers have their discretion to use some of their "On the Spot" budget for team events. Teams can be nominated for TD Champion awards and in their call centre they also run 3 team based awards each month which include individual and team prizes. Team challenges take place regularly throughout the year. These support their CSR strategy and are key for their employees to network and team build. Examples during 2010 include clearing woodland and pathways, planting gardens and going into schools in areas of high deprivation to help paint classrooms.
TD Waterhouse match funds raised by their employees for charity pound for pound with no upper limit. Their HR Director is chair of the Leeds and Bradford Cares Advisory Board. - In the past 12 months they have won the CARES North West Community Impact award and more than 48% of employees have so far taken part in one or more CSR activity this year. They also achieved a Gold Award for their Investors in People Application. They use CSR as a development tool and have a CSR module on their Management Development Programme. They have a mix of volunteers across all of the business areas at all levels, from the CEO and beyond and their CSR strategy adopts a community based approach to ensure that they are giving back consistently to the communities in which they operate.


My point is, is I love being a Beach Body coach. Have I learned about nutrition? Yes! Have I learned about fitness? Yes! Do I have a support group of other coaches (as well as Beach Body Club Members) just like me who have the same fitness goals (as well as struggles) as I do? Yes! Do I have a new attitude toward my health? Yes! Am I motivated? Yes!
Now almost on a daily basis, I get asked about TurboFire and Shakeology.
So, I have decided, that there is no time better than the present than to start a fitness challenge! Why not have a plan of action on how to deal with the upcoming holidays and winter bulge??
I think it is really important to have a support network and I believe that is why these challenge groups are so successful. I am currently doing TurboFire alongside my co-worker and between talking to her and other Beach Body Members it has made a huge difference with me in sticking to the program, to keep pushing myself, and achieving my goals!
Your enthusiasm for getting people fit is amazing. I look forward to reading your progress on this challenge. Keep inspiring and being a great spokesperson for health.
Thank you for linking up to the Empowered Living hop, stay tuned I will be making a few changes this coming week. Hope to see you again.
I love your blog! I'm Vickilicious from http://thegreekhousewife.blogspot.gr/ and I'm following you back!
I love this.....can't even tell you how much. I just sent you an email about a proposal for your class. Go girl!!!


The 17-year-old Jonathan Bird will make his first-class debut for the Western Province senior side against KwaZulu-Natal in Chatsworth as the visitors look to apply the basics of a top-order-dominated first innings well.
The match starts on Thursday 17th January at Chatsworth.
"It is vitally important that we score big in the first innings and set up the match in this fashion. We don't want to play catch-up cricket," said coach Paul Adams.
"In the first few matches, we scored big centuries in the first innings and recorded a win, while we were one wicket away from victory against Easterns," said Adams.
About Bird, Adams said he scored a maiden List A century in his first one-day match for Western Province. "He has got a big presence at the crease."
Observers who have watched Bird closely, applauds his ability to clear the boundary with ease and his ability against pace. He recently scored 106 for Western Province against Border in the first match of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola week and was selected for the South African U19 team to play against India after the Coke-week and the Cubs-week.
"It is important at Western Province that we keep nurturing our pipeline," said Adams.
George Linde, who had been part of the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras' squad of thirteen, is available and he and the young off-spinner Luke Philander will be possible weapons for Western Province, while Andre Malan, Justin Dill, Mpilo Njoloza, Renaldo Meyer, Mihali Mpongwana and Michael Cohen will be part of a strong fast bowling unit.
Adams is keen for the batsmen and the bowlers to do the basics brilliantly and for the top-order to be the catalysts of a big first-innings score.
They have been hard at training the past few weeks and want to hit the second half of the season running and don't want to be caught napping.
Linde in the role of batting all-rounder will be a vital factor in the middle-order to stabilize the number six and five position in tandem with the skipper, Andre Malan.
The Western Province squad is: Andre Malan (capt), Jonathan Bird, Michael Cohen, Isaac Dikgale, Justin Dill, Carlos Koyana, George Linde, Renaldo Meyer, Neo Mlumbi, Mihali Mpongwana, Jack Newby, Mpilo Njoloza, Luke Philander.


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Apple Arcade now has a cut-price annual payment tier
New subscription option gives a year's access for the price of ten individual months
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Apple has introduced an annual tier for its mobile game subscription service, Apple Arcade.
The new payment option was added without fanfare, but it was spotted by the German website iFun.de. A screenshot shows the option to purchase an annual subscription to Apple Arcade for €49.99.
At present, a monthly subscription in Europe costs €4.99, so the annual tier effectively grants two free months of Apple Arcade.
That value proposition is consistent across the US, Canada and the UK, where a year of Apple Arcade is priced at $59.99 CAD, $49.99, and £49.99 respectively.
Apple Arcade launched on September 19, on the back of a reportedly huge investment in content by Apple. It currently has a library of more than 100 games, with no ads or in-game purchases.
Last month, we talked to a number of developers working with Apple on the Arcade service about its benefits -- the reasons ranged from greater freedom to experiment with content, and the chance to focus on gameplay away from the pressures of in-game monetisation.
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Activision Blizzard, EA, Sony, Microsoft included in HRC's 2020 Corporate Equality Index
Multiple gaming companies score 100% on survey of non-discrimination policies, benefits, and LGBTQ support
By Rebekah Valentine
Sky: Children of the Light and Hyper Light Drifter among Apple's Games of the Year
Meanwhile, Mario Kart Tour and Minecraft top most downloaded charts and The Gardens Between honoured in Apple Design Awards
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Healthcare Triage: Hurricanes, Floods, and Their Long-term Health Impacts
The wind and rain and flooding and destruction that happen during a hurricane are dangerous, and have obvious impacts on the health of people who live in hurricane-prone regions. But many of the health impacts of hurricanes and floods are non-obvious, and can have long-term negative effects.
This episode was adapted from an Upshot column written by Aaron and Austin. Links to further reading and references can be found there.
@aaronecarroll
flood, Harvey, hurricaine, Irma, Upshot
Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.


Epoch Investment Partners is a global asset management firm that provides U.S., non-U.S. and global equity strategies for institutional clients. Our investment approach is based on fundamental research, seeking companies that can grow free cash flow and allocate it allocate it intelligently for the benefit of shareholders. In our view, the growth of free cash flow, and the intelligent use of that cash flow, represents the best predictor of long-term shareholder return. We look for strong company management with a commitment to financial transparency and a track record of delivering returns to shareholders. We have a risk management process that is integrated within the investment process focusing on avoiding unintended risks.
We have a highly experienced team of investment professionals, with an average of over 20 years of experience, that work within a collaborative and client-focused culture. Our purpose is to help our clients achieve their investment objectives. If our clients win, we win.?
Our Global Equity Shareholder Yield strategy pursues attractive total returns with an above-average level of income by investing in a diversified portfolio of global companies with strong and growing free cash flow. Companies in the portfolio possess managements that focus on creating value for shareholders through consistent and rational capital allocation policies with an emphasis on cash dividends, share repurchases and debt reduction ? the key components of shareholder yield. The portfolio generally holds between 90 and 120 stocks from equity markets worldwide, with risk controls to diversify the sources of shareholder yield and minimize volatility.?